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A Picture of My Island Life

The class felt a little sad at the end so Mrs Grimm
soon cheered us up by reading us a cheerful
poem about summer vacation. Soon the bell rang
and it was time to go home. I thanked Anna and
Tia for letting me spend the day with them. I saw
the picture frame at the end of the school garden
and ran straight into it. I was back with Mom and
Dad.

Then some friends of my parents came to join our
table. I decided to look at more paintings. I didn’t
fancy grown up talk. I was drawn to a painting of
a forest scene with mountains in the background.
There were birds flying up high in the sky and a
waterfall with children swimming in a pond at the
bottom of it.

Dark View Falls was the name carved in the
intricate picture frame. I recognized the waterfall
as we had been there on a school trip. I wanted to
join the school kids and into the painting I
jumped. I landed right in the pond, splash! I was
wet. How would I explain this to Mom and Dad?

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